Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

List Arrivals, Sailings and Events


What/When Ship

Sailing

Tuesday, August 24, 1965 @ 2145
PRINS WILLEM GEORGE FREDERIK (1954-1967 General cargo ship 78m long of Oranje Line, Netherlands : scrapped at Perama, Greece 1979) Own Page

PRINS W G FREDERIK leaves Glasgow for the Great Lakes and Montreal with 3 passengers and cargo

Sailing forGreat Lakes via MontrealPort of RegistryRotterdam (Netherlands)
Sailed from berth31 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage1,057
Outward cargo3 passengers and general cargoGross Tonnage1,599
Draught forward on sailing9' 9"Deadweght Tonnage2,522
Draught aft on sailing16' 3"

News Event

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 0340
INGSE (1957- 1965 General cargo coaster 59.6m 196 feet long of Solgt til Skips-A/S Ingse (Reidar Bjerk, Wollert Hvide & Tore R. Stensaker), Bergen : 28 October 1965 sank Langholmen, Norway) Own Page

Norwegian coaster INGSE arrives in Rothesay Dock, Clydebank with felspar from Drog (Norway)

Arrived fromDrog (Norway)Port of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Arrived in berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)Gross Tonnage499
Sailing forBergen (Norway)
Sailed from berth4 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival10' 07"
Draught aft on arrival12' 09"
Cargo carried on arrivalFelspar 787 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 25th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoHoneyman & Company, 12 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, C.2. Telephone CENtral 6922
Completed discharge of inward cargo1330 on 31st August
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing4' 06"
Draught aft on sailing9' 00"

Ship Movement

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 0645
SKYLIGHT (1936-1967 steam engined Clyde puffer lighter Crinan Canal type 66 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall Ltd., Greenock) Own Page

Puffer SKYLIGHT heads upriver below bridges to Custom House Quay, Clyde Street, Glasgow

Sailing forCustom House Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Sailed from berth8 North Quay, Queen's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage40
Cargo carried on arrivalCrushed GraniteGross Tonnage90
Outward cargoCrushed granite

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1730
TOURMALINE (1962-1982 General cargo coaster 268 feet long 12 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow / Stephenson Clarke Shipping, London) Own Page

TOURMALINE in Prince's Dock, Glasgow bunkers 105 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE

Ship's location3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow Port of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel bunkered105 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISENet Tonnage855
Gross Tonnage1,581
Deadweght Tonnage2,440

Arrival

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1730
CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers TOURMALINE in Prince's Dock, Glasgow with 105 tons of fuel oil

Arrived fromDunglass Oil depot, River Clyde
Arrived in berth3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside TOURMALINE)
Cargo carried on arrival105 tons of fuel oil

Arrival

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1830
WILA Own Page

WILA arrives in Glasgow from Stettin, Poland

Arrived fromStettin (Poland)
Arrived in berth30 North Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrivalNot listed
Draught aft on arrival12 feet
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Sailing

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1840
OLIVINE (1952-1976 General cargo coaster 245 feet long of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow : 1976 foundered in Mediterranean) Own Page

Robertson Gem Line coaster OLIVINE leaves Rothesay Dock, Clydebank for LLanddulas (Wales)

Arrived fromLidkoping (Sweden)Port of RegistryGlasgow
Arrived in berth3 Rothesaock, Clydebank, Glasgow (with her head west)Reg Tonnage728
Sailing forLLanddulas (Conwy County Borough, Wales, U.K.)Gross Tonnage1,354
Sailed from berth5 Rothesaock, Clydebank, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival14' 05"
Draught aft on arrival15' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalClinker 1,673 tons
Commenced discharge of inward cargo1300 on 24th August
Stevedore discharging inward cargoJ F Wilson, 24 Prince's Dock, Glasgow, S.W.1. Telephone IBRox 2345
Completed discharge of inward cargo1100 on 25th August
Outward cargoLight-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board)
Draught forward on sailing5' 06"
Draught aft on sailing10' 08"
Ships agentWilliam Robertson (Shipowners) Ltd., 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. Telephone CENtral 9402

Sailing

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1935
IRISH WILLOW (1956 - 1969 General cargo ship of Irish Shipping Company) Own Page

IRISH WILLOW leaves Glasgow for Dublin

Sailing forDublinPort of RegistryDublin
Sailed from berth12/14 Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Outward cargoPart same cargo
Draught forward on sailing13' 1"
Draught aft on sailing15' 7"

Sailing

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 1945
ALEX (in 1965 at Glasgow, Liverpool, Swansea and Gulf of Mexico) Own Page

ALEX leaves Glasgow for New Orleans (USA) via Swansea

Sailing forNew Orleans via Swansea
Sailed from berth8 West Basin, Yorkhill, Glasgow
Outward cargoGeneral
Draught forward on sailing12' 3"
Draught aft on sailing23' 2"

Sailing

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 2030
CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) Own Page

CLYDE ENTERPRISE leaves TOURMALINE in Prince's Dock, Glasgow after bunkering her with fuel oil

Sailing forDunglass Esso oil depot and tank farm, River Clyde
Sailed from berth3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (alongside TOURMALINE)
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board

Ship Event

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 2030
TOURMALINE (1962-1982 General cargo coaster 268 feet long 12 knots of William Robertson's Gem Line, Glasgow / Stephenson Clarke Shipping, London) Own Page

TOURMALINE in Prince's Dock, Glasgow finishes bunkering with fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE

Ship's location3 Prince's Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryGlasgow
Vessel bunkeredFuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISENet Tonnage855
Gross Tonnage1,581
Deadweght Tonnage2,440

Sailing

Wednesday, August 25, 1965 @ 2225
MAJOY (1963-1966 Cargo ship 406 feet long of Namdal Shipping & Trading Co (C Aune), Monrovia) Own Page

MAJOY leaves Prince's Dock, Glasgow for Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow

Sailing forRothesay Dock, GlasgowPort of RegistryMonrovia (Liberia)
Sailed from berth25 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage2,549
Outward cargoPart same cargoGross Tonnage4,695
Draught forward on sailing13' 9"
Draught aft on sailing22 feet

Arrival

Thursday, August 26, 1965 @ 0100
MARGUERITE Own Page
Arrived fromCartagena (Spain) via Belfast
Arrived in berth15/17 South Basin, Queen's Dock, Glasgow
Draught forward on arrival10' 6"
Draught aft on arrival13' 6"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral

Arrival

Thursday, August 26, 1965 @ 0800
RAYLIGHT (1963-1975 motor coaster 88 feet long of Light Shipping Company / Ross & Marshall, Greenock : 1975 sank off Northern Ireland)) Own Page

RAYLIGHT arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Islay with whisky and empty sacks

Arrived fromIslay (Isle of Islay, Scotland)Port of RegistryGreenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Arrived in berth31 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage73
Cargo carried on arrivalWhisky and empty sacksGross Tonnage177

Arrival

Thursday, August 26, 1965 @ 0830
POLARIS (1954-1973 General cargo coaster 43.4 metres long of Manager: Carebeka NV, Groningen, Netherlands / Owner: Company 'Polaris', Groningen, Netherlands) Own Page

POLARIS arrives in Prince's Dock, Glasgow from Wismar with a cargo of Potash

Arrived fromWismar (Northern Germany)Port of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Arrived in berth27 Prince's Dock, GlasgowNet Tonnage172
Cargo carried on arrivalPotashGross Tonnage353
Deadweght Tonnage455